This post is about positivity journal prompts.
Tomorrow is my 36th birthday, and I am hosting a BBQ, which for someone who struggles with anxiety the way I do, is genuinely a big deal.
I ruminate. A LOT.
I have spent more hours than I care to admit looking in the rearview mirror of my life, replaying things from my childhood and younger adult years that I am still actively working through.
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But somewhere along the way I made a decision to start looking forward instead. Forward to what I can achieve, who I can become, and what my life actually gets to look like from here.
Positivity journaling is one of the things that has helped me do that, and I mean really helped, not in a toxic positivity, good vibes only kind of way, but in a quiet, grounding, this is actually working kind of way.
These 60 prompts are the ones I keep coming back to. Gratitude, self-love, goals, and moving forward.
Pick one and start there.
Gratitude Journal Prompts
- Write down three things you are grateful for today and why each one matters to you.
- What is something small that happened this week that made you smile?
- Who is someone in your life you don’t thank enough? Write them a letter you may never send.
- What is a part of your daily routine that you genuinely love?
- Write about a place that always makes you feel at peace. What do you love about it?
- What is something about your body that you are grateful for today?
- Think about a challenge you have been through. What unexpected good came out of it?
- What is a simple pleasure in your life that you never want to take for granted?
- Write about a memory that still makes you feel warm when you think about it.
- What is something about your life right now that your past self would be proud of?
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Self-Love Journal Prompts
- Write down five things you genuinely like about yourself, not what you think you should like, what you actually do.
- What is something you have achieved recently that you haven’t given yourself enough credit for?
- How do you like to be loved? Are you giving that same love to yourself?
- Write about a time you showed up for yourself when it was hard.
- What does your ideal self-care day look like from morning to night?
- What is one thing you would tell your younger self that you needed to hear back then?
- What boundaries have you set recently that you are proud of?
- Write about something you used to be insecure about that you have made peace with.
- What is a quality you have that the people who love you would say makes you special?
- How can you show yourself more kindness this week in one small, practical way?
Positivity and Mindset Journal Prompts
- What is one negative thought you keep returning to? Write it down, then write three reasons it isn’t the full truth.
- What does moving forward mean to you right now, in this season of your life?
- Write about a time your mindset shifted and changed the outcome of a situation.
- What is one thing you can choose to see differently today?
- What does a positive morning look like for you? How close is your current morning to that vision?
- Write about someone whose outlook on life you admire. What specifically do you want to borrow from the way they think?
- What is one story you keep telling yourself that might be keeping you stuck?
- If you woke up tomorrow with a completely positive mindset, what would be the first thing you would do differently?
- What does joy feel like in your body? When did you last feel it?
- Write about a time things worked out better than you expected. What did that teach you about worry?
Goals and Moving Forward Journal Prompts
- What is one goal you have been putting off? Write about what your life looks like once you achieve it.
- What is one small step you can take this week toward something that matters to you?
- Where do you want to be in one year? Write about it in the present tense as if it had already happened.
- What is something you want to start doing more of, and what has been stopping you?
- What does your most fulfilling life look like? Be specific.
- What is one habit you want to build, and why does it matter to you?
- Write about a version of yourself you are working toward. What does she do, think, and feel?
- What is one area of your life where you have been playing it safe? What would it look like to take one step further?
- What would you do if you knew you could not fail?
- Write a letter to your future self one year from now. What do you hope she gets to say?
Social Media, Comparison and Letting Go Journal Prompts
- How does social media make you feel most days? Be honest.
- Write about a time you compared yourself to someone else, and it didn’t serve you. What would you tell yourself now?
- What is something you have been holding onto that it is time to let go of?
- Who or what are you giving too much of your energy to right now?
- What would your life look and feel like if you spent one week completely off social media?
- Write about something you genuinely want for yourself, not what looks good to other people.
- What is one opinion about you that you have been carrying that isn’t even yours?
- What does enough look like for you, in your own life, on your own terms?
- Write about a time you stopped caring what people thought and how it felt.
- What part of your life feels most authentically yours right now?
Reflection and Looking Forward Journal Prompts
- What has this year taught you about yourself so far?
- Write about the version of yourself from five years ago. What has changed for the better?
- What is something you used to worry about that no longer has power over you?
- What does the word “forward” mean to you right now?
- Write about a moment this month that you want to remember.
- What are you most looking forward to in the next three months?
- What is one thing you have learned about yourself through journaling?
- Write about something you are quietly proud of that you haven’t told anyone.
- What does a good life look like to you, honestly, not the version you post about?
- If this time next year you are exactly where you want to be, what has to happen between now and then?
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